The
Scottish Executive Wants Your Views!
Ministerial Call To Young People
At the National Anti-Bullying Conference Jack
McConnell appealed directly to young people. He
called on them to help combat bullying by sharing
their experiences and views with the Scottish
Executive. A copy of his speech can be found in
the Conference Papers sent to all schools or on
our website by following
this link here.

Channel
4 wants to hear from you!
The Director of a Channel Four programme has asked
us to ask for volunteers willing to talk about
text bullying. Children should remember that they
will need written permission from their parents
or guardians before they can appear on a TV programme.
Also, some young people who have appeared on TV
to talk about how they have been bullied, have
been bullied even more as a result. Of course,
appearing on TV can help to highlight an issue
and to make it less likely that others will suffer
in the same way, but parents and young people
should only agree to this if they believe that
there is little or no chance of things getting
worse as a result. If you want to discuss this
with us before contacting Channel 4, post
a message in our bullybox

Scottish
Child Law Centre
The Scottish Child Law Centre is an independent
charitable organisation based in Edinburgh which
provides services to the whole of Scotland and
aims to promote knowledge and use of Scots law
for the benefit of under 18s. A telephone information
line is available for anyone looking for information
on any of the topics listed:
children's rights, education, health, social work,
divorce, access to files, contact, residence and
offending.
The Centre also provides publications on up-to-date
issues, organises conferences and seminars and
provides training on request.
Telephone Information Helpline 0131 667 6333
Freephone for under 18s 0800 328 8970
(Monday - Wednesday 9.30am to 1.00pm)
Answering machine outisde these hours.

Interested
in Mediation?
This appeal comes from a group of professional
people currently working with children and young
people in the fields of Conflict Resolution and
Mediation. They are interested in forming a network
of those working in this area within Scotland.
If you are interested in joining this network
please contact:
Richard Hendry. Telephone: 01337 858473 Email:
eclipse.rh@btinternet.com
For more information visit
this website here.